Website hosting for small businesses: what you actually need
Hosting is the least exciting part of a website and one of the most important. Here is how to choose the right type, read the uptime fine print, and avoid the traps.
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Fast, managed website hosting. No servers to babysit.
Performance-tuned hosting for the sites we build and care for, with SSL, backups, and monitoring included. You get the speed; we deal with the servers.
Cheap hosting ends up expensive.
Slow, overcrowded shared hosting drags down load times, rankings, and conversions, and support is rarely there when you need it. We host your site on fast, well-maintained infrastructure and look after it for you, so it stays quick and online.
- DailyOff-site backups, included
- 99.9%Uptime target
- 120msTypical server response time
- A+SSL rating
What’s included
Hosting that looks after itself.
Everything tuned for speed and security, and watched by people who know your site.
Performance-tuned servers
Configured for fast page loads, not crammed onto an overcrowded shared box.
SSL included
HTTPS set up and renewed automatically, so the padlock never lapses.
Daily backups
Off-site backups every day, ready to restore if anything goes wrong.
Caching done right
Server and page caching configured for your site, so pages load fast for every visitor.
Painless migration
We move your site from your current host and test everything before switching over.
Real people
Support from the team who knows your site, not a ticket queue.
Deliverables
What’s included.
Fast, secure hosting with the upkeep handled, so you never have to think about servers.
- Performance-tuned hosting
- SSL certificate & auto-renewal
- Daily off-site backups
- Uptime monitoring
- Server & page caching
- Migration from your current host
- Staging environment for changes
- Direct support from the team
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- No templates, ever
- Calgary-based team
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Managed Hosting FAQ
Hosting questions, answered.
What clients ask most about hosting. Don’t see yours? Reach out. We answer every email ourselves.
info@clearpixelweb.com01Can you host a site you didn’t build?
Usually, yes. We review it first to make sure it’ll run well on our setup.
02Will moving hosts cause downtime?
No. We migrate and test everything before switching over, so visitors never notice the move.
03Do I still own my site?
Yes. Your site, content, and domain are always yours, and you can take them with you whenever you like.
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